Marcus Hook Range Rear Lighthouse is a lighthouse

Lighthouse

A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....

 in Delaware

Delaware

Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...

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United States

United States

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, on the Delaware River

Delaware River

The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...

 Channel near Bellefonte, Delaware

Bellefonte, Delaware

Bellefonte is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the town is 1,193.-Geography:...

. It is 1.6 miles to the southwest of Marcus Hook Range Front Light

Marcus Hook Range Front Light

Marcus Hook Range Front Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware,United States, about offshore in the Delaware River, Delaware. It is to the northeast of Marcus Hook Range Rear Light. -History:...

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History

The permanent structure was preceded by a temporary light tower erected in 1915. Marcus Hook Range Rear Lighthouse was built in 1918 and was composed of nine sections of reinforced concrete. The Marcus Hook Range Front Light

Marcus Hook Range Front Light

Marcus Hook Range Front Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware,United States, about offshore in the Delaware River, Delaware. It is to the northeast of Marcus Hook Range Rear Light. -History:...

 was built in 1925. It sits on a concrete pier in the Delaware River

Delaware River

The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...

. The Coast Guard made minor repairs to the rear range tower in 2000. In March 2005 the lighthouse became available for transfer under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. The original keeper’s quarters is now a private residence. The tower is an active aid to navigation and not open to the public.

See also

• List of lighthouses in Delaware
• National Register of Historic Places listings in New Castle County, Delaware